Round two of two powerful winter storms plagued the upper Midwest in less than 48 hours as another fast moving system brought substantial snowfall, low temperatures, blizzard conditions and dangerously cold wind chills values.

Event Narrative

Snow began in the western part of Chippewa County before midnight of December 19th. After 3 am, snow became heavier as wind increased significantly between 9 am and 2 pm. This is the time period where both surface visibilities were near one quarter of a mile and wind speeds were averaging around 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph. The winter storm continued through the afternoon, but snowfall became lighter and surface visibilities improved.